Serach Truly
Zerah Truly ( Hebrew זֶרַח וַרְהַפְטִיג, Yiddish זרח ווארהאפטיק) (born February 2, 1906 in Waukawysk in the Russian Empire ; died September 26, 2002 in Jerusalem , Israel ) was an Israeli lawyer and politician and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence .
Life
He was the son of Yerucham Truly ( Hebrew יְרֻחַם אָשֵׁר וַרְהַפְטִיג) and Rivka Feinstein ( Hebrew רִבְקָה פַיִינְשטַיִין). During World War II , Rabbi Echtig convinced the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara to issue visas for the entire yeshiva in the city of Mir , which saved many lives. In 1941, Wahrhaftig and his family left Lithuania to flee to Japan. On June 5, 1941, the Wahrhaftig family boarded the Japanese liner Hikawa Maru in the port of Yokohama and arrived in Vancouver on June 17 . Truly described the trip as “a summer vacation and the war seemed so far away,” but he added, “I found no peace because of the heavy responsibility that lay upon me for letting the Jewish refugees face the difficulties they faced had to help. ”In 1947 he immigrated to Palestine, where he became a member of the HaPo'el haMisrachi , a religious Zionist party. In 1949 he was elected to the Knesset and from 1949 to 1951 he was a member of the Knesset of the HaChasit haDatit haMe'uchedet , an association of HaMisrachi , HaPo'el haMisrachi, Agudat Jisra'el and Poalei Agudat Jisra'el . Since 1948, Wahrhaftig has given lectures at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem , a task he held until 1963. HaPo'el haMisrachi contested the 1951 elections alone. Although the party received only two seats, it was part of the governing coalition of David Ben-Gurion, and from 1951 to 1955, Wahrhaftig was a member of the HaPo'el haMisrachi Knesset in the fifth governing coalition. Truly was appointed deputy minister of religion on January 5, 1953, an office he held until January 26, 1954. In 1956 HaPo'el haMisrachi and Mizrachi merged to form the National Religious Party . On January 9, 1956, he was appointed Minister of Religion as a member of the NRP , and he held this position until July 1, 1958. After the 1961 elections, on November 2, 1961, under the government of Levi Eschkol, Echtig was again Minister of Religion , a position that he himself kept Golda Meir under the two governments until March 10, 1974. In 1981 he left the Knesset. Truly one of the founders of Bar Ilan University .
Awards
- In 1983 he received the Israel Prize ( Hebrew פְּרָס יִשְׂרָאֵל) for his special contribution to society and the State of Israel in the further development of Jewish law.
- In 1989 he received the Jakir Yeruzhalayim ( Hebrew יַקִּיר יְרוּשָׁלַיִם- lit. Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) from the city of Jerusalem .
Publications (selection)
- על השִׁפּוּט הרַבָּנִי בישראל( On the legal finding of the rabbis in Israel ) 1956
- חֲזָקָה במִשְׁפָּט העברי( Property law in Judaism ) 1964
- בְּעָיות דת ומדינה( Problems between Religion and State ) 1973
- פָּלִיט ושָׂרִיד בימי השואה( Refugee and survivor in the Shoah ) 1984
- מֶחְקָרים במִשְׁפָּט העברי( Research on Jewish Law ) 1985
Web links
- Serach Truly on knesset.gov (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1983 ( he ) In: cms.education.gov.il . Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award ( he ) In: jerusalem.muni.il . Accessed August 16, 2013. Official website of the City of Jerusalem
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Indeed, Zerah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warhaftig, Zerach (different spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli politician and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waukawysk , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 2002 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem , Israel |